Jesus gives away control Lent 2023 Power is not ours to keep, nor ours to wield over people. Neither have we been called to control them. As Christians, our job is to follow the example of Jesus Christ in not holding on to power but giving it away. On Fridays this Lent, I shall be …
Tag: Authority
Temptations part 1
Jesus gives away power Lent 2023 Power is not ours to keep, nor ours to wield over people. As Christians, our job is to follow the example of Jesus Christ in not holding on to power but giving it away. On Fridays this Lent, I shall be looking at the example of Jesus both in …
A testimony of God’s protection — Psalm 12
Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are mostly personal songs, so I will be looking at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of psalms. It is easy to get disheartened, even depressed by the …
Jesus will speak to us personally
I am the gate Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 19th January 2020 I am the gate is the latest instalment in our sermon series on I am, Jesus in his own words. This blog title is words from the sermon, He will speak to us personally. -oOo- A really bright sunny Sunday morning in which …
Just a touch
Just a touch Matthew 8:1–4 The authority of Jesus When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. And behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” …
The authority of Jesus
Authority Matthew 7:28–29 The Authority of Jesus And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes. — Matthew 7:28–29 This passage mentions Jesus teaching the crowds, yet at the start of the Sermon on the Mount, it …
Making an ass of myself 